Granvia L'H, vist des del cementiri de Montjuic

Gran Via () is the second major

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, after Diagonal Mar. It forms part of the

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, the second largest trade fair and exhibition centre in

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. It straddles the borders between

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and

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. The Gran Via business centre consists of the following subdivisions: ''Gran Via'', which has 240,000 m² of exhibition floor space divided into 8 pavilions; the ''Gran Via Convention Centre'', with capacity for 5,600 delegates and a surface area of 14,000 m²; the more than ten skyscrapers alongside Plaza de Europa; also ''Gran Vía 2'' near

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, which has a shopping centre with 200 shops, 20 restaurants, 15 cinemas and a hypermarket.About Gran Vía 2
- granvia2.com Gran Via is also adjacent to Ciutat de la Justícia de Barcelona i l'Hospitalet de Llobregat which hosts most of the legal departments of the

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Public transport

The "Gran Via" center is served by line 8 of the

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and FGC commuter train network, at the Europa-Fira station, and also by the bus line 79.

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External links

Aerial photographs of Gran Via on Fira de Barcelona page
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